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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Artery Disease • Stable ... EffusionsPleural ... #Causes
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
known or suspected malignant ... pleural effusion ... This step may not ... #Malignant #Pleural ... #Algorithm #Management
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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conditions that may ... Large pleural effusion ... effusion in the ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... Ultrasound #Comparison #Table
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy ... #Hepatology #causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... - Chest Wall/Pleura ... Pneumothorax • Pleural ... Effusion
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... Pulmonary teaching case ... bedside of a 60yo man ... chest drain on POCUS ... effusion where
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... ear (unexplained effusions ... pleuritic pain, pleural ... effusion), mouth ... Nephrocalcinosis causes
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
known or suspected malignant ... pleural effusion ... This step may not ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... #Malignant #Management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
with CTD, drugs, malignancy ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening ... COP DDX: • CAP
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... on improving perfusion ... ischemia, surgery may ... drugs, seizures, malignancy ... Reduced tissue perfusion